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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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